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College hoops roundup: Baylor outlasts Aggies in 5 overtimes

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The college hoops roundup ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Baylor waited 39 years to get back into the Top 25. Then the Bears had to wait some more, enduring five overtimes to get their first win as a ranked team.

Curtis Jerrells scored a career-high 36 points, including 11 in the fifth overtime to lead No. 25 Baylor to a 116-110 win over No. 18 Texas A&M on Wednesday night.

Baylor (16-2, 4-0 Big 12) won its fifth in a row and first since entering the rankings for the first time since 1969 on Monday. It broke a 15-game home winning streak for Texas A&M and is the Aggies' third straight loss.

Three free throws by Jerrells gave Baylor a 106-103 lead in the fifth overtime. Dominique Kirk got A&M (15-4, 1-3) within a point with a layup on the next possession.

Jerrells pushed the lead back to three with his steal and layup with about a minute left. Aaron Bruce added a pair of free throws before a layup by Bryan Davis made it 110-107 with less than 30 seconds remaining.

Jerrells added four more free throws and LaceDarius Dunn chipped in a pair to ensure the win.

The small but vocal group of Baylor fans chanted "B-U!" incessantly as time ticked down in the final overtime and players jumped around wildly and hugged after the clock ran out.

Davis, who led A&M with a career-high 30 points, made a layup with 9 seconds left in the fourth overtime to knot it at 99 and send it to the fifth OT.

No. 1 Memphis 56, Tulsa 41

TULSA, Okla. — Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 20 points, Derrick Rose added 19 points and top-ranked Memphis beat pesky Tulsa to avoid the fate that befell the Tigers their only other time with the No. 1 ranking 25 years earlier.

After winning each of its last six games by at least 20 points, Memphis (18-0, 5-0 Conference USA) didn't take a double-digit lead until Douglas-Roberts' two-handed jam with 6:21 remaining made it 48-38.

No. 2 Kansas 83, Iowa St. 59

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Darnell Jackson had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help the Jayhawks stay unbeaten.

The Jayhawks (19-0, 4-0 Big 12), one of two unbeaten teams in Division I when the night began, dominated almost from the start, leading by 10 at halftime en route to their 33rd victory in their last 34 games.

No. 7 Indiana 65, Iowa 43

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — D.J. White scored 19 points and Eric Gordon added 17 to help the Hoosiers extended their winning streak to 13.

Indiana (17-1, 6-0) has now won 29 in a row at Assembly Hall, the nation's fourth-longest home winning streak. It's the best start in Big Ten play and the longest winning span at Indiana since 1992-93. The Hoosiers' only loss this season came Nov. 24 against Xavier.

No. 13 Pitt 81, St. John's 57

NEW YORK — Sam Young scored 26 points and No. 13 Pittsburgh continued its recent success at Madison Square Garden.

Rutgers 80, No. 18 Villanova 68

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Anthony Farmer and Mike Coburn each scored 23 points to help the Scarlet Knights get their first victory against a ranked opponent in more than two years.

Charlotte 84, La Salle 78

PHILADELPHIA — Leemire Goldwire scored 18 points to lead Charlotte .

Lamont Mack scored 16, and Michael Gerrity and Charlie Coley each had 13 for the 49ers.

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Associated Press

The college hoops roundup ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Baylor waited 39 years to get back into the Top 25. Then the Bears had to wait some more, enduring five overtimes to get their first win as a ranked team.

Curtis Jerrells scored a career-high 36 points, including 11 in the fifth overtime to lead No. 25 Baylor to a 116-110 win over No. 18 Texas A&M on Wednesday night.

Baylor (16-2, 4-0 Big 12) won its fifth in a row and first since entering the rankings for the first time since 1969 on Monday. It broke a 15-game home winning streak for Texas A&M and is the Aggies' third straight loss.

Three free throws by Jerrells gave Baylor a 106-103 lead in the fifth overtime. Dominique Kirk got A&M (15-4, 1-3) within a point with a layup on the next possession.

Jerrells pushed the lead back to three with his steal and layup with about a minute left. Aaron Bruce added a pair of free throws before a layup by Bryan Davis made it 110-107 with less than 30 seconds remaining.

Jerrells added four more free throws and LaceDarius Dunn chipped in a pair to ensure the win.

The small but vocal group of Baylor fans chanted "B-U!" incessantly as time ticked down in the final overtime and players jumped around wildly and hugged after the clock ran out.

Davis, who led A&M with a career-high 30 points, made a layup with 9 seconds left in the fourth overtime to knot it at 99 and send it to the fifth OT.

No. 1 Memphis 56, Tulsa 41

TULSA, Okla. — Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 20 points, Derrick Rose added 19 points and top-ranked Memphis beat pesky Tulsa to avoid the fate that befell the Tigers their only other time with the No. 1 ranking 25 years earlier.

After winning each of its last six games by at least 20 points, Memphis (18-0, 5-0 Conference USA) didn't take a double-digit lead until Douglas-Roberts' two-handed jam with 6:21 remaining made it 48-38.

No. 2 Kansas 83, Iowa St. 59

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Darnell Jackson had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help the Jayhawks stay unbeaten.

The Jayhawks (19-0, 4-0 Big 12), one of two unbeaten teams in Division I when the night began, dominated almost from the start, leading by 10 at halftime en route to their 33rd victory in their last 34 games.

No. 7 Indiana 65, Iowa 43

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — D.J. White scored 19 points and Eric Gordon added 17 to help the Hoosiers extended their winning streak to 13.

Indiana (17-1, 6-0) has now won 29 in a row at Assembly Hall, the nation's fourth-longest home winning streak. It's the best start in Big Ten play and the longest winning span at Indiana since 1992-93. The Hoosiers' only loss this season came Nov. 24 against Xavier.

No. 13 Pitt 81, St. John's 57

NEW YORK — Sam Young scored 26 points and No. 13 Pittsburgh continued its recent success at Madison Square Garden.

Rutgers 80, No. 18 Villanova 68

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Anthony Farmer and Mike Coburn each scored 23 points to help the Scarlet Knights get their first victory against a ranked opponent in more than two years.

Charlotte 84, La Salle 78

PHILADELPHIA — Leemire Goldwire scored 18 points to lead Charlotte .

Lamont Mack scored 16, and Michael Gerrity and Charlie Coley each had 13 for the 49ers.

Associated Press The college hoops roundup ... COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Baylor waited 39 years to get back into the Top 25. Then the Bears had to wait some more, enduring five overtimes to get their first win as a ranked team. Curtis Jerrells...
 
   
 
   

 

   

 

     

 

 
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